Cyber security & Internet of Things

Thursday April 26th

19:45 live music20:15 speakersCafé Loburg

We are more connected to the digital world than ever before. Whatever we do nowadays, be it work related or social, dealing with banks or with the government, even jogging, chances are we’ll use the internet. All the devices we use are becoming increasingly connected to each other, forming the Internet of Things, although we don’t always realise the implication of this in our life and specially in our online safety and privacy. Cyber security is about more than just online privacy. What about hacking of planes, digital warfare between countries or meddling with elections? This Science Café will bring you the ins and outs of a life connected to the internet. Particularly cyber security, the major threats we face, and how we are kept safe. Join us in the discussion on the importance of cyber security and the extent to which we are willing to go to reduce the risks inherent to our digital lives. Speakers: Prof. BedirTekinerdogan (WUR) and Jan Rochat (AET Europe).

Our first speaker is Professor Bedir Tekinerdogan from the chair group Information Technology here at Wageningen University. Expert in information technology, software engineering and the Internet of Things, he got his MSc and Phd in Computer Science at the University of Twente. He was faculty member at the same university until 2008 when he the joined the staff of Bilkent University in Turkey before taking up a professorship in Wageningen in 2015. He has more than 25 years of experience in information technology and software engineering research and education. He has been active in dozens of national and international research and consultancy projects with various large software companies whereby he has worked as a principal researcher and leading software/system architect. In this Science cafe, he will talk to us about the Internet of Things, our connection to the digital world, and how one of its main challenges is cybersecurity.

Our second speaker is Jan Rochat, Cofounder and Chief Technology Officer of AET Europe, which is a global leader in the area of digital security solutions. He directly oversees several strong security tools developed using military grade technology. He is a strong believer in the key role of security and privacy in our current digital world. He also works as an independent security and cryptography expert for various security projects. He helps businesses protect their networks, applications, and information assets from malicious or careless employees, criminal hackers and unforeseen events. Jan Rochat has extensive knowledge on a variety of fields directly related to information security such as Identity and Access Management, Physical Access Control Security, cyber security and security management policies and procedures. Before cofounding AET Europe his career started in the Dutch Ministry of Defence as Chief Architect and later as security consultant at Capgemini. In this Science cafe, he will talk to us about the main challenges in cybersecurity and how our security and privacy is and will be kept safe, now and in the future.